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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

beautiful and graceful than fashion can de-
wise Mrs. MIler's theory, which IS unmis-
takabiy correct, is that we should be clothed
IN all respects as our natural structure de-
manQs
On this princess or tea gown foundation
woman can pile all the trimming she wants
20; but the wise ones don't want TO spolf all
the lines with Furnishings. For the street
Mrs. Millers gowns are extraordinarily short.
She tells how she was stared at III the parlors
OF fashionable hotel by some women, VINO
said, one 10 another: isn't her dress shortF
On hearing this She answered pleasantly, Yes,
It is short, but it is comfortable, and never
untidy" She recommends that ladies short
en- their skirts little by little until they at last
reach a degree Of brevity which shall enable
them 20 walk or perform any other WORK
with ease as men do.
Mrs. Miller is such Juno in appearance.
that many woman who wolld like to get
into comlortableappare looks at her and signs
In despair "Oh, that woman can wear any
thing and look lovely in it," But the lady
has designs for this women, and fat women,
and all shapes oi women.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08
TIFF PAST AND PRESENT
- peTTlCOATS AND THEIR PROS
PECTVE DECLINE.

,,.nrA De,iccs of Fashion i'm women's
...,..--,Irs. Jenness Miller and Her
ct system of Dress Tor Women.
corssts. No Ligatures, No Bands.
a.. are in the habit Of calling this high
1.-,,ion We boast much of our progress
CIV '.,,..,re. commerce, the arts, sciences and
~ ',..,.s. but in the matter OF womcns
,,o are still slaves 90 the foolish fetch
o.,, let any one hint that women are
iie1..-,ner,v. unhcalthfuly and unbeautifully
l ~. ami howl goes up from the Threats
'li.,.b sexes that said hinter wants TO turn
% .1' .,..' women into men. To inveigh against
o., o.. ...-.. off humanity, the petticoat (which
t.'.r,r... a1 draperics under the name OF skirt
,,.rr. #, 20 draw snoers from simpletons
..-..oI. the twaddlc of fools
r.. ...irt.of women make all the trouble.
-... .aaua. dimensions and trimming keep
,I... ,,..rers in continual slavery keeping up
.......rk That was "a wise Frenchman who
......t woman as ~tbc trimmed animal lie
'.-.., a,., have added that She was owned by
1,. rra.b costume of 1915, adopted by
,,'i.,,. Bsuhamois afterwards the En-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

II had game chicken once" sAid auUuucr
of the gossipers, 'that thought was invlnci
be. He whipped everything ON the planta-
tion and then wanted to tackle the yard dog.
l was very proud Of him. Finally one day
stray turkey gobbler came on the premises
and took up his abode there For day or
two there was no war. Ny rooster, 1t is true,
followed the gobbler around and picked up
Gravel in front of him, ind once or twice
made point of jumping HIN, but the gobbler
seemed determined TO attend TO ms own bu'l-
ness About the third morning, however, |
heard a peculiar noise in theyard. heard the
oueer 'prut-prut-prut' of the gObbler and then
something that sounded like scutile raised
q window and found that the game chicken
and the gobbler were engaged IN war. want
ed to 20 out and keep the rooster from kiIllng
the gobber; nevertheless, | was interested IN
watching the result, never doubling what IL
would be.
"The rooster was full of fight, and made
frequent assaults on the gobbler. The latter
was walking around i'll circle, utterlng his
peculiar cry, and | noticed that every time
the rooster flew at him he merely dropped one
of his wings receiving the attack on that. his
continued for some time, until finally the goD-
bier darted toward, seized the rooster by the
back Of the neck and proceeded to lead HIM
around in a circle. The gobbler widened the
circle until he brought the rooster in contact
with the fence. This was apparently the point
at which the gobbler had been aiming, for he
had no sooner reached it than he proceeded to
lam my ROSTERS head against the pickets, and
before l could interfere my game chicken
was dead. Atlanta Constitution.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

frequently wears a trained gown, so anxious
/. II. to avoid revealing the outlines Of her
figure
The bell hoop which reigned i'm France
from 1853 To- 1851 aud peryaded this and other
countries was am atrocity in dress which for
downright iudoceucy could not be improved
uum 10 operated ON tine wearcr like an open
umbrella ,.t ON "a floor to dry out If any
thin. touched it ON one side it reared extrav-
aeutly ON tine other When it came to eX-
posing The leg the graceful costume of Nine.
Bsauaarnais was modesty itself beside it, Yet
sou1werful was the hideous fashion that no
vslau. rich orpoor, dared keep out of hoops.
If one here or there refused to don them She
wa. tle object of ridicule everywhere, and
was even looked upon with suspicion where
sh.wa, unknown.
Finally Inc hoops died the death of all evil
things The pullback came in, and once
more women were permitted 70 admit that
they. tuo had been formed in the image of
their Maker, endowed with legs-not built on
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

George Tvs neglect OF the dying Sheridan
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

ended. He was de-
tailed 10y Secretary
Lincoln i'm 1888 TO
investigate the pos
sibility Of firing
dynamite s afe ly
with n pneumatic
gun, as suggested
by a manufacture
Ing company. The
lieutenant says he
was skcptical at
FIRST as % the posi-
hilitics OF a cannon
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ing. Aud - worst IF it is that hoops, genu-
ine Ola fashioned hoops, are threatened.
Wh.l.. sane American women will put
then on ] luownot.
Mn, Jcm,ss Miller, formerly of Boston
now Of Washington, is already widely known
O., t.e advocate of a new style of dress, which
She appropriately calls "a system of correct
dress for women If universally adopted
this system would, 10 is believed. lift the bur
den oi ill health and the curse of deformity
from wommAli forever IL discards h0tE
corset, and petticoats, and is entirely free
from ligaures and bands Think of what a
mercy 10 women such a style 81 dress would
be- More than that, it is beautiful, far more
beautiful than the clumsy things ordered by
fashion. and what q time saver as well as
strength and work saver is this new style Of
dress.
Next the body is a union garment of silk or
wool. for winter wear, covering IT completely,
cn-mg jersey fashion, and making no bulk.
Over that Is a muslin garment, also following
the figure. Then come what Mrs. Miller calls
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

press josephine
and Madame Tai
lien was a Greek
gown of delicate,
soft falling mate
rial. slit to the
knee. With it was
worn digitated
stockings and san
dals. Their effort
was 20 revive sim
plicity The com
mcut upon 10 was
that they had ac-
complis he'd i'm
modc,ty But that
is always said of
any innovation in
dress which reduces
her load The lady
who gathers ciusts
from the ash barrel
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

"leglets." In plain
English these are
trousers, made for
winter, of warm
cloth, as thick as
the material of
mems trousers.
They extend a triAe
below the knee,
and fit snugly over
the lower part Of
the body. They
supply an tIie IiCcus
of petticoats, and
more. Over them
is worn the gown,
which is cut
princess fashion,
consequently hangs
no weight on the
hips. Its lines fol-
low the lines of the
body, which are, or
ought 10 be, more
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08
UANTEED BY LEVY DAVIS TO BE THE CHEAPEST eros
SOLD IN THIS CITY
WHATI,i

special prices
low eno o
said
8 grade reduced to 95
tina
g)sa
1jgraie is
I1a : wO
qua
IFT p lies
e D ary o
VIII W ! csJI q C same
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al2 DAVIS
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08
THE GRANT MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

Proposed to Cross the Potomac From
Washington to Arlington.
A recent bill before congress proposes a
unique monument to the memory OF Zen
Grant in the shape of a bridge across the
Potomac, which would be both ornamental
and useful and a departure from the tower
and statue style of monument. The bill calls
for $500. 600 toward its construction.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

A United 2 ,tes Government Dynamitcr
and His Work.

Now that the government has contracted
for cruiser capable of throwing bombs con-
tanning dynamite, weighing 200 pounds,
distance of mile, the experiments of Lieut..
u. i. ZahnskY in this mattor have about
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-08

Apstractly, we DO not believe In laws u
force men 10 behave themselves. But con
oretelv men must be helped to do right II
they won't do 50 Of their own accord'-in e
Earth
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-02-18

When the hour Of death is at hand
the dying Parsee is carried down to the
cellar, or the lowest room in the house
with what notion | failed to learn.
Aftorward the body is borne to a great
burial tower, there to be exposed to the
winds Of heaven, the burning sun, the
beating rain and all the host Of foul
carrion birds. Some rich families have
a private tower of their own-a sort of
family mausoeum. The public burial
towers, of which there are five, stand
on Malabar hill, in garden of flower
ing shrubs overlooking the sea. Here,
amid fragrant bowers Of roses and jessa-
mine, stand these towers of silence, as
they are called-ghasty receptacIes for
the dead. They are about thirty feet
high and sixty feet wide. On the top
of each is an open grating on which the
bodies are laid in three circles
children in the centre, then the women
and men on the outer edge. Innumera-
bic birds of prey a forever lowering,
with their sharp hungry cries, round
these towers, or sitting pcrched on
them, solemnly waiting for the grateful
feast that is never long delayed feast
which daily average three Parsces, be-
sides women and children, for it is esti-
mated that each day three of these pros
porous, intelligent, well-to-dd looking
merchants find their last resting place in
the voracious maws of these rayenous
birds. And when the birds have done
their part, and winds and sun and rain
have all combined to whiten the skcle-
ton to thing like polished ivory, gradu-
ally the bones separate and fall through
the open grating into a well below the
tower, whence, it is said, they are taken
by subterrauean passage and cast into
the sea, and SO the space is left clear for
the next corners. Fl Macmillan's Maga-
zinc,
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TOBACCO, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY IS, 1857.
where I was sweeping, and left him ts
wrestle with the pics alone.

where I was sweeping and left him e
wrestle with the pics alone.
But after while looked out. | nevoI
see a moro deiectcd-loolsiug picture, or :
more depressed man. Ills apron had
got twisted to one side and was al
covered with flour. Great dabs Of floui
were on both sides of his face and his
whiskers were jest dredged The tears
he had shed had made water courses
through the dirt and flour, and his ex.
preston, o my words fail me. He wai
jest taking pie out of the oven
and scttin' it on the table. He
put the pan of mince meat in chair 10
make room for the next pic, and then
he took that out, the liquid from it
dripping all over him and the kitehiug
floor. And if it wasn't queer looking
ricl The crust had crawled up in Al
roundish hcapin the middle aud the in
side was roaming about every where, as
if seeking somebody to degour it. My
pardncr TODD still Oeo ag the oven
door OPEN and gazed a them. Then
he backed back in a sorrow i kind of
way, and set right square down in his
pan ofmince meat. lie had had it on
the stove, and it was bling hot, and he
yelled accordingly, jumping an tearing
around the room like mad. l rushed
out with somo dry pants and helped him
on with 'em. The first thing he did
afterward was to take them two pies and
march into the shed. Here he deposited
'em in the swll barrel. Next he went
in and took the two out Of the oven and
carried them to the same appropriate
grave"
"Now," says he, reedcssly, ''you
.4ay finish the pies, Philura, and III
mend the fence"
"Who's making these pies, Jeremiah"
l couldn't help saying.
"Throw that in my face, will yeP' he
muttered, in very subdued accents, as
he went out and got his axe.
But never grudged them poor pies,
for never heard any more about the
way his mothcr used to do things.
Portland Transcript.
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The Bees Sting.

Naturalist Clark of Canada says the
bees ting is by no means made for
singing only, but IS used in doing the
artistic cell work, Gaping the comb,
and infusing the formic acid, by means
Of which honey receives its keeping
qualities. The sting is really ski.llul-
" contrived little trowel, with which
the bee finishes off and caps the cells
when they are filled brimfuI Of honey.
This explains why honey extracted be-
fore it is capped over does not keep
we'll The formic acid has not been in
iec.ed into it.
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Church Service in Cars.

If we may dine and sleep in saloon and
sleeping cars why should we not be able
to 60 to church in chapel carriages?
The ability to do this is a matter Of
some Importance if you happen to live
in a country where there are great many
saint, days. In Russia, as everybody
knows, there is great deal Of pictur-
esquc piety, and saints days come
around very frequently, indeed. Rul
road guards and engine drivers, it would
appear, are the most religious class in
Russia; since those employed upon the
Southwestern Railway have lately pc
titioned the administration that faci-
tiles might be afforded them for attend
inc to their spiritual duties. The re-
quest has been granted, and a decree
has just been issued that upon Sundays
and holy days a saloon carriage fitted up
as a church Of the orthodox rite Shall be
attached to every train, to the end that
not only may the railroad servants be
enabled to go to church without goiu ,
off duty but that the passengers like
wise may have a care for their souls
health,-[S st. James Gazette.
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New Mode of Identifyia.

New Mode of identifying Prisoners.
The latest method for identifying
prisoners which has been introduced i'm
to Franco by NJ. Alphonse BertilIon, and
which is now successfully practised, not
only in the chief French prisons, but in
Russia and Japan as well, is the exact
measurement of the prisoner on his ar
rival at the Jail. His waist, the length
and width of the head, the left middle
finger, the left foot, the outstretched
arms, the three other fingers Of the left
hand, the left arm from tie efDow To-
the wrist and the length and width of
the ear are measured, and the color of
the eyes and any peculiarities are noted
down, A photograph is also Immediate
ly taken, and by these means the many
mistakes which have been made by
trusting to photographer only, are avoid
ed. The fact that during the two years
since this mode has been in operation
S26 habitual criminals, who presented
themselves under an assumed name,
have been identified IN France, shows
that NJ, Bertilion's method is superior
to any other. 1t is stated that habituaI
criminals, particularly English pick
pockets, are 50 convinced of the infalIi-
bility of the method, that they will on
no account submit to the measurement,
and offer violent resistance whenever
the attempt is made to measure them.
In such cases We are assured that it is
nearly always sufficient to measure the
inside Of the hat and boots. II Amateur
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Quite a Relief.

Grocer Anybody been in while l was
outl
New Boy-Yes; female shop
litter.
"Ehl Wha-what did you do2
81 tried to call the roucc, but She
boxed my ears and told me I'd got to
behave"
"Thcn what did you dol"
q couldn't do nothing, an she emp
tel the money-drawcr in her pocket.
Great jinks! Didn't she say any
thing morep
"Nothin', 'oept she 'sp2ctod you was
drunk again.
"oh! That's all right. That's my
wife"
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Rnts.

There arc ''rits" in social and family
matters. In business, in politics, in all
concerns Of iiie,sthere arc routine courses
in which all thoworld moves along with.
out the trouble Of thinking. If the old
ways are good u is all right, and no man
OF woman should change for the mere
sake of changing. II in the old there
are obvious imjericctions, nobody should
maintain the od simply because it is old.
Respect for the past and adherence to
the time honordd is right. Perfection in
the details Of oao's own calling is above
all things essential to success. Yet in
the past we shoild not forget the present.
Neither in our own personal pursuits
should we 50 prrow down our vision
that wo know 9othing beyond our own
Business and 4n DO nothing outside Of
our special calaig. Habit is an unavoil-
able chain. Therefore the band should
be made ficxil3c. If it be bad It should
be reformed altogether. And even the
good may be Emotimes replaced by the
better. Everybody is aware that there
are certain daiI y thing, which he doc.
mechanically imost unconsciously. lie
is running IN drut. The science Of good
road making which imm2rtalzed Sn
John L. Macadam, is to construct a road
without any rats. This process shoul(
ba mentally applied, and thus, whilo
travel is as esss as if run in welI-worr
rut, any NECESSARY deviation may b,
made without jarring. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
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"While in the country last winter my little
boy. three years old, was taken i'll with Group;
it seemed as If he would die from strangu-
lation. one eff the family suggested the use
Of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL, bottle of
which was always kept in the house. This
was tried in small and frequent doses, and
to our delight IN less than half an hour the
little patient was breathing easily. The doc
tor said that the CHERRY PICTORIAL had
saved my darling's life Can you wonder At
our gratitude Z Sincerely yours,
Mrs. EMMA GTpNrY."
159 West i2Sth ST., New York, May 1G, 1850.
~ have used AYERS CHERRY PEcroRAL
IN my fanlily for several years. and do not
hesitate to pronounce it the most etfectual
remedy for coughs and colds we have ever
tried. ~. CRANE"
Lake Crystal. Mimi. March 10, 1852.
'Isutfered for eight years from Bronchitis
and after trying many remedies with no sue
cess. | was cured by the use OF AYERS CHER-
RY PECroRAL. losEPH WALDEN"
Byhalia, Miss April s. lss2.
81 cannot say enough in praise of AvFRs
CHERRY PEcToRAL, believing as ds That
but for its use | should long since have died
from lung troubles +. BRAGpoN,"
Palestine, Texas, April %, iss2.
No case of an affection of the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
BY the use If AYERS CHERRY PEcroRAA,
and it will ARRAYS care when the disease Is
not already beyond the control Of medicine.
PREPARED BY
Dr.J. C.Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
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HUMOROUS.


To be looked up to-The fashionable
nat
The burning question -"IIaye you
Iight|
When man IS entertained by club
be is hit hard.
Activity in the building tradc-Run-
ming up houses.
GRAY hair boina fosb,onohIo oldarIv
ladies never saw d1e
,
ino TO catch ms own tail
yo,,,, o,,;., .w.u ch..l., ,rb.tdo
". IN y
, y" ''','i'' o,, .'7,.5 - ''~' - ''''
...,,o, a,,'' .,,,.,. ~ ''''o = E ~ nattan
..,...1 - ,,,...t i.e.1.' .v.;l.;..I.
'''N -
Jones' Is onooPer much oi a con'er-
sa''oH"'is'' Hu'', - " 1on 'V''@,-o''
p,''' ~ 1f ..s.5n ','91',' 'a5 Nv '' ''
- - 70
a magazine ha' an ar'icle on 'lie ilys-
terle' ol Voge'aole me- ou' IL ooesH
tell us no" IL Is 'ho' 'no largest sPecl-
i''I VIZ 9 ~
O''"o''
~ on are DCturlnr rather q gloomy
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ARMY Nanles.

u find these army names, " said an old
Indianiau, sticking to a good many men
I'm public life, and wherever | find the
name find a story Overin my old dis
trict is man named Sandy. 10 the or.
binary observer there is no reason in the
world for the nickname aud no appro-
priatcue in it. But in one Of the very
carliest skirmishos Of the war he was on
pio kct duty, and was directed t. get as
near the Confederate line as he could.
lie crcpt up to within few feet of the
yidettc post Of the Confederate pickets,
and quietly digging a hole in the sand ho
bar ow q there until nearly morning lis
teniug o. all that was said When he
cam bl k to report he must have shaken
two or three qnarts Of sand from his
clothes and his shoes, and the boys gave
him on the spot the name Of Sandy. 1t
stuck to him through his army career,
and now That he is m ubic life he is
rll called Sandy r Ci,clgl Inter
Ccat4.
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The Way His Mother Did.


he could cook jest as his mother did
easy enough says /, at the breakfast
table one morning:
Jeremiah, billed my meat yesterday,
and if you'll bring in that jug of cider
molasses that you put into the ice-housc
to keep cool through the summer, I'll
make up my minee pes to-day"
A simple remark enough, and inno-
cent, but who can tell what a word
may bring forth!
"a wish" says the partner of my joys,
and (when he cant dodge them) Of my
sorrows, 81 wish could taste Of some Of
my mothers pics again. Them was pics
as was pics
Now, l know that if PhiIura Jane
Jones can do one thing better than an
other, it is to make a mince pie, but I
kept calm outwardIy.
GLOW was they madc2' says ], "what
was the ingrcgicneesp
"Wall, " says he, 81 used to watch her,
an if you'd hear to me, believe
could tell you jest how. Hi wasn' t
'hey gooo' 'houSn' l Vum' Delieyo 4
could make 'om myself"
PerhaPs youa better says | coolly'
i can, 3 says ne an 3 oG'I"rG loF l,' al, J.,
~ :" - ~ ,,, ! "0I'''''' 'oo"n' % 49, WI
l 'ou'0 np'P pu i'uSn 70 SEC MN
90 10 "o'N' so' MN my oiS Gp'eN'
aP'o"' "'0 w" - V"' u o0s ~ oo'
NY ''0u' ",,' '''g - > ".'' 'no S'''''''" !
""" 'i'0 '"''' ""0 '''' oP,o' 'i'"9'' anu
NV s05' 49,. 0'''''''''' ~ w, "'"' o0'
an soy '"0 oi'''' y '''7ss n' in5''
NV I, anp''9 80 q I'''J ~, '''- ~, '"o,e' ~
i"'''' 9"5 o''''''''''' ~" II
sno" you So''le'"','S ''0o"1 ','S
guy "0,','''s' -, "o'' = washing
ap up '''9 O'e'N '"'' '''"'' anu sweeping
~ don't oct 10 bakiao so carly as this
generally . saws "Yon,vo oof GOOD
start
90 vesn he answered in his oavest
tone. "t'won't bc no time aforo | have
them pics ali settin' in row on the
huttor,, sbolf Uoirt va, oot NO com.
milk23
.eWbv yesn saws / ,but Won don't
want il for mincc MICS
"lybo,s mokin, these nics9p saws bc
.N1v mother always used 70 make sour
milk nic-crust and roJicvo il would
taste aood once more
so bron INF tho sour milk Uo dinnol
ont abont tyo o,,orts of i n NV hia
yellow mixinc dish
"Wboro,s tho sbort,pin,os savs bo
"Tbere,s the lard and There's the Int.
ter here if vou'd rather have itn
sNTv mother used lard " saws he.
"Whcre,s a dish to melt it in ~
rot him dish
"Nost folks rub their shortening into
the flour saws
'AIy mother didn't" saws he GAS /
said before who's maxim, these nies? If
YOU are. mi 90 out and mend the fence.
IfIam-a
81 won't saw another word - saws /.
I've had some experience in managing
opinionatcd pardncr before"
lie stirred his melted lard into his
sour milk. and it rose to the ton in lit
tie Jumps. Then he began to stir in
-four sec he hadn't nut in anv salcra-
tus, but knew him too well to venture to
say so. jeremiah Jones sometimes needs
to attend tbescbooI kent bv exnerience.
He stirred and stirred and stirred
When he finally oot it thick enouob
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Driven to II.

Tommy was taken very sick. His
mother discovered that he had been eat
ng too much preserved stuff, and while
awaiting the doctors visit, implored
him to tell her the cause of it.
"Mother, " he said, finally. "Mother,
Name Duffy rejected me suit, and"
(hoarsely) "lt drove me to iamw [Tid'
Is.